Toy pistol



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FISHER A. SPOFFORD AND MATTHEW G. RAFFINGTON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

TOY PISTOL.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 69,500, dated October 1, 1567.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we. FISHER A. SPOFFORD and MATTHEW G. RAEFING'roN, of bolumbus,l in the county otFranklin and Stateoi'Ohio,ha\'e invented a. new Mode of Constructing a. Toy Pistol for Shooting Marbles or other like Balls; and we do hcrebydeclarc that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reterencc marked thereon.

The natureof'our invention consists in inaking a barrel and stock ot wood or any other suitable material, with an aperture or hole at the top to receive the ball, and a piston or follower operated by a spring, made ot' steel or other suitable material, tor operating the piston and driving the ball out, this pistol being intended for use in connection with the. gallery patented to ns on the 12th day ot' February, 1667.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure l is intended to show the pistol and the position of the piston F after being discharged. Fig. 2 is intended to show a scctional view ofthe pistol barrel and stock, giving a view and position of the parts when loaded.

A shows the inside of the barrel; B, the piston or follower; U, the sljning for operatl ing or driving' the piston inwardly; D, the trigger; E, the aperture for admission oi 'the ball when loading. F is a portion ot' the piston, which projects for operating or loading. gis the catch or dog for holding the piston back. h represents asm-all spring for holding the ball in position until discharged.

The operation: By taking hold oi'a portion of the piston (shown at F) and pullingit back until the inner end is dogged at g. then by inserting the ball at the aperture E, the pistol will be ready for Bring or discharging. By operating the trigger D the piston B will be raised above the catch or dog, allowing the spring O to drive the piston forward and discharging the ball at the end of the barrel.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'.Lhe toy pistol consisting of a barrel open at both ends, with the aperture E openingdirectly into the barrel near the breech, and having the spring h, located thereiina-s shown, with the piston B, operated by the spring O, and the trigger D, arranged to release the piston by elevating its frontend, all as herein shown land described.

FISHER A. SPOFFORD. MATTHEW G. RAFFINGTON.

Witnesses:

J No. K. HEYL, HENRY C. SERGEAN'r. 

